Ferguson to complete Chinese takeaway

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MANCHESTER UNITED are close to completing the acquisition of Dong Fangzhuo, the Dalian Shide forward, in a deal that Sir Alex Ferguson believes will strengthen the club’s dominant position in the football market in China. United calculate that they already have about 20 million supporters in Asia, up to half of them in China, but Ferguson expects those figures to soar once Dong, an 18-year-old centre forward, completes his move to Old Trafford.

The United manager announced yesterday that “a Chinese boy” would be joining the club shortly. Dong enjoyed a successful two-week spell on trial in Manchester in September